Please see the updated post:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1659001.0
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This is the pre-introduction, the real introduction will feature better pictures of the finished product and will have at least 7 ready made capsules ready to be sold (along with their BIP38 pass phrase in a super secret stylish way) all other capsules will be made to order with your encrypted secret key and address.
The Keyois Capsule is a tamper evident yet stylish way to keep a secret key. Only fifty (50) of these first edition capsules will be made and they will become available soon. Another fifty might get made later if people like them, we'll see about after that.
![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2FTQ4t7rf&t=665&c=HDfy2hBDn7VzsA)
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BIP38 encrypted secret key is engraved on a titanium ring and sealed into a larger ring bearing the address
![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2FFXsMTBx&t=665&c=2U9L3ocYSp8e0Q)
. This is then sealed in a water-tight and tamper evident capsule.
![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2FyKEnvUG&t=665&c=YB31DG9OX-X8GA)
With a fun gemstone centerpiece made of lab-created corundum, AKA ruby and sapphire.
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Hello everyone, I am Jack and I teach a short course on bitcoin & cryptocurrencies at my local community college, for a lot of info I have collected see here:https://www.reddit.com/r/Keyois/comments/53fdui/ive_gathered_a_large_amount_of_information/. This is something I have been working on for a bit and I think it is ready to share. Let me know what you think-
Group Pic of prototypes before being finished
http://imgur.com/iHocy71See how it was made,
https://imgur.com/a/Ra4m0---
The Keyois Capsule is a tamper evident yet stylish way to keep a secret key. Only fifty (50) of these first edition capsules will be made but they will become available soon, another fifty might get made later if people like them.
Benefits over a conventional paper cold storage wallet include:
* much more fire proof (my R&D team tells me igniting titanium is more difficult than they anticipated )
* rot proof (until we get alien fungus from space)
* made of corrosion/rust resistant materials (the secret key and address are engraved on Titanium rings and sealed in an air-tight capsule made of borosilicate glass and 6061 Aluminium)
* key pair is kept in water tight space
* shinny and all awesome looking
* ruby, sapphire, or glowing vial inside looks extra cool
* can survive both being shot from a potato cannon, and being hit by a potato from one
* can survive being boiled in custard and baked into a pie
* tamper evident. This is a crypto/ bitcoin piggy bank, you can fund it from the outside but you have to break it apart to get the juicy funds inside
* it's [small](
http://imgur.com/7Us56fs) but not too [small](
http://imgur.com/Cr9jr5P), around the size of a ping pong ball
[**What's wrong with my current cold storage?**](
https://www.reddit.com/r/Keyois/comments/53dp2n/what_is_wrong_with_my_current_cold_storage_method/)
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At current rate you can order one of these for 0.1947 btc, I am sorry it costs so much but it wasn't cheap to make. I will need a phone number in addition to an address for anyone outside the USA.
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I am not transmitting you any money, I am engraving your key for you and putting it in this cool thing.
You have to supply me with you bitcoin address and BIP38 encrypted key, you also have to promise you understand what you are doing and that you made a good pass phrase.
These are not for beginners, if you don't understand how and why to make a strong BIP38 encrypted pass phrase then these are not for you.
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There are 4 total [powder coated black end pieces](
http://imgur.com/1Lvr59J), there is also the possibility to powder coat more pieces however there are some logistical difficulties in that so I would need at least ten people who want the same color or someone willing to pay a lot more for colored caps.
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For added security, I recommend you add a dab of glitter nail polish over the drilled out screw heads and take a high resolution photograph; you can use that for a comparison in the future if you ever fear an elaborate scheme has taken place to drill out your capsule, break apart your rings, and replace it all without your knowledge.
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The process for ordering these will become available soon, in the mean time please get your BIP38 encrypted key pair ready.
Please [re](
https://bitcoinpaperwallet.com/bip38-password-encrypted-wallets/)[-](
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3emymy/will_bip38_be_around_in_a_couple_years/)read [BIP38](
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0038.mediawiki) and do some research on [password](
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/password-entropy)[ strength](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_strength)
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There are some variations/customizations that you can chose from which include:
Most notably, the center piece.
[Lab-created corundum](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corundum), this is the mineral rubies and sapphires are made out of.
21 [red ruby stones](
http://imgur.com/mIVYLx1) remain
21 [blue sapphire stones](
http://imgur.com/ovF7Y3B) remain
[Assorted Sunstones](
http://imgur.com/NPjFWJY) [1](
http://imgur.com/UOAHlKA) [2](
http://imgur.com/m1TpKxB) [3](
http://imgur.com/GIhGAMv) [4](
http://imgur.com/z0020Wh)
[Assorted Opals ](
http://imgur.com/gV8GVOT) [1](
http://imgur.com/J9YbwNV) [2](
http://imgur.com/MTcZu7R) [still 2](
http://imgur.com/WzvdgRH) [3](
[Half opal and sunstone](
http://imgur.com/CzEZQ3V)
A [mix](
http://imgur.com/u1CIaxm) of [tourmaline gems](
http://imgur.com/ZSyxo3w)
[Some crystal rods](
http://imgur.com/PiZ2bVD)
2 skinny quartz rods [1](
http://imgur.com/RwPwjIm) [2](
http://imgur.com/2xHej6c)
1 fatter quartz rod [1](
http://imgur.com/qdh997w)
1 extra skinny selenite rod [1](
http://imgur.com/5ztcWap)
Glowing vials are not available for sale online
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There are 50 that will be made for this first edition.
These items themselves are not numbered, in fact I purposely made them nice and smooth without any words or websites printed on them.
See list of sold items at
https://reddit.com/r/keyoisThey aren't as prefect and blemish proof as I wanted so I am sorry if there are tiny imperfections on the item, however they should still be a pretty and useful btc piggy bank.
Also I have been playing with (and kind of scratching) 13 or the available 50. Two of those are the black powder coated capsules (with some imperfections). These scratched capsules (the ones used in the pictures) I will sell for a slight discount.
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